Fossilized Brachiopod
Brachiopoda (likely Order Spiriferida or Productida)
Category
Browse rock (likely sedimentary) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Fossilized Brachiopod
Brachiopoda (likely Order Spiriferida or Productida)
Sulfide Ore (likely Galena and Sphalerite in Quartz)
Lead-Zinc Ore (PbS and ZnS)
Granite pebble
Granite; chiefly quartz, potassium feldspar, plagioclase, and minor biotite/hornblende
Polished banded agate (likely chalcedony)
Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony, SiO₂, with possible iron-oxide inclusions
Sandstone (Banded Sandstone)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)
Quartzite (or Iron-Stained Quartz Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Ferric Oxide inclusions
Jasper Breccia
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
River Rocks (Basalt and Sedimentary Stones)
Mafic Igneous Rock (Basalt) and Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Chert (or potentially Jasper/Chalcedony)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Potassium Feldspar (Orthoclase)
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Ironstone Concretion (Ironstone Gourd)
Limonite/Goethite Concretion (FeOO(H))
Weathered granitic gneiss (probable)
Quartz–feldspar–biotite gneiss; compositionally similar to granite
Rounded basalt cobble
Basalt, a fine-grained mafic volcanic rock composed mainly of plagioclase and pyroxene, commonly with minor olivine and iron oxides
Sand Tiger Shark Tooth Fossil
Carcharias taurus (fossilized tooth)
Blue Onyx (Dyed Agate)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with artificial pigment
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Sandstone (composed predominantly of Quartz, SiO2)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone with Manganese Staining
Quartz Arenite / Sedimentary Rock
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Quartz (Clear Quartz/Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Polished/tumbled calcite
Calcite (calcium carbonate, CaCO₃)
Mixed polished river stones
Likely quartz, quartzite, chert/jasper, and possibly limestone or marble
Quartz (Milky/Clear variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky/Cloudy Variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Botryoidal Black Chalcedony Geode (Black Grape Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Sandstone (Micaceous)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Sea Shell (Mollusk Shell)
Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite/Calcite)
Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Purple Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fossil Bivalve Shell
Class Bivalvia (e.g., Veneriidae family)
Pyrite in Matrix
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Smoky quartz-bearing pegmatitic rock
Quartz, SiO₂, likely with feldspar and mica inclusions
Ferruginous Sandstone (River Pebble)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Iron-rich)
Tumbled quartz (likely clear quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Rounded granitic cobble
Granite or granitic gneiss; primarily quartz, feldspar, and mica
Weathered rhyolite or felsic volcanic rock
Rhyolite, commonly quartz–alkali feldspar–plagioclase with iron-oxide alteration
Tumbled black-and-white stone, likely dendritic agate or jasper
Cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly chalcedony with manganese-oxide dendrites
Granite (Weathered)
Phaneritic Plutonic Rock (primarily Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Granite (specifically Pink Granite)
Phaneritic Plutonic Rock (High Potassium Feldspar Granite)